• Question: How many hours do you spend studying?

    Asked by modmax on 9 Jun 2023.
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      Chloe Tasker answered on 9 Jun 2023:

      For my PhD, I treat it like a 9-5 job so I’m usually in my office or lab, or sometimes working from home, every weekday!

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      Esra Hassan answered on 9 Jun 2023:

      I have a 2 year old so I don’t get to work every day due to childcare responsibilities but typically on the days I do my PhD work, it’s about 5 hours a day 11am-3pm tuesday-friday

    • Photo: Helen Dudfield

      Helen Dudfield answered on 9 Jun 2023: last edited 9 Jun 2023 1:49 pm

      Not any more but I think about 2-3 hours as an undergraduate daily

    • Photo: Jessica Pope

      Jessica Pope answered on 9 Jun 2023:

      When I was doing my PhD, it was like a full-time job so 9-5 every day. Nowadays, as I’m almost done with it I don’t do as much, plus I work full-time now. I’d say I do about 6 hours a week on average.

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      Katie Lightfoot answered on 11 Jun 2023:

      Lots of hours when I was doing my Doctorate, but even now, it is so important to be aware of current research and be up to date, so I still regularly read new research in areas of health psychology that I may work in or that are of personal interest. I don’t think you ever stop studying really, although it becomes less formal.

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      Steph Acaster answered on 12 Jun 2023:

      It depends what I’m doing.

      When I was in school, I’d spend 1-2 hours after school on average doing homework or revision, and a couple of hours at the weekend.

      At university, I had a bit less structure, but probably spent about 4 hours per day outside of lectures.

      PhD study is very hard to measure!

      Now I study kind of on and off, whenever I need to learn about something for my work or something that just captures my interest.

      When I did my music theory diploma I was studying about 3-4 hours a day running up to the exam (I’d probably have done more if I wasn’t also marking assignments!!)

      One thing that is important to bear in mind, is that the type of work you’re doing is often more important than the number of minutes/hours you spend. If you’re making a timetable, make sure you have enough time available to work on your subjects, but also think carefully about what you need to work on during the time – e.g. all the different skills/knowledge you’ll need.

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